While CrossFit is a growing phenomenon in Europe, many familiar faces from Games past rose to the top of the heap at this year’s Europe Regional. Blair Morrison qualified last year by way of the Mid-Atlantic Qualifier before departing for study abroad in the Old Country. Both Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson and Annie Thorisdottir made it to Aromas through the Iceland Qualifier.

This year, these familiar faces all came together in Halmstad, Sweden, to do battle at the Eleiko Center, with a total of six Games spots available. As the weekend sorted itself out, it was obvious that these Games veterans had the upper hand, even as they were challenged by strong newcomers Richard Vanmeerbeek, Samantha Briggs and Jenný Magnúsdóttir. Sevan Matossian caught up with the veterans post-event to get their thoughts on their roads to the Games.

Comment

Related Articles

“We’ve got CrossFit’s best and brightest coaches with their best and brightest athletes. We’re challenging these guys,” says Jon Gilson, owner of Again Faster. “We programmed this to expose weaknesses. So… Continue Reading

Ever wondered what would be discussed if you brought together a group of past CrossFit Games champions, 2010 Games competitors and other highly respected CrossFit athletes?

The CrossFit Journal is a chronicle of the empirically driven, clinically tested, and community developed CrossFit program. Our mission is to provide a venue for contributing coaches, trainers, athletes, and researchers to ponder, study, debate, and define fitness and collectively advance the art and science of optimizing human performance.